AmberWaves February 2007 > Features

Relaxing Fruit and Vegetable Planting Restrictions by Edwin Young, Demcey Johnson, Barry Krissoff, and Gary Lucier Includes audio podcast interview A recent WTO ruling may result in the elimination of planting restrictions on certain crops, a long-time feature of U.S. commodity programs. Weaker Dollar Strengthens U.S. Agriculture by Mathew Shane and William Liefert The depreciation of the dollar has helped lift U.S. agricultural exports to record-high levels, despite the gains falling short of their full potential. Farmers Balance Off-Farm Work and Techonology Adoption by Jorge Fernandez-Cornejo Farm households that rely heavily on off-farm income have a tendency to adopt farm technologies that save management time.